2010 Prado Enea Gran Reserva

I was really looking forward to the 2010 Prado Enea Gran Reserva, as I've seen a very good improvement in this cuvee in the last few vintages, and 2010 is one of the more-balanced vintages of recent times. This is the most classical among the wines in the portfolio, the one with the longer elevage, a little bit like the wines from yesteryear but with today's knowledge about vineyards and vinification/elevage. This has settled to a blend of approximately 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and the remaining 10% between Mazuelo and Graciano, from the cooler, higher-altitude vineyards, which means they only bottle it every two or three years. In recent years, 2007 and 2008 were not bottled. It ferments in small oak vats built by their own tonneliers, and they like to delay malolactic until the spring by opening the windows so the cold from outside comes into the winery. For the aging, each variety goes into separate barrels racked from newer to older barrels to complete some 36 months or three years. It has very healthy and balanced parameters, and that's what the wine feels like. It's still young. It's never a dark wine, more of a ruby or bright color, and it has a nose of youth, subtle and elegant. But the quality shows in the unbelievable elegance and harmony on the palate, where the tannins are very fine, the flavors are subtle but deep and the length is just phenomenal. This is only medium-bodied, with perfect ripeness and integrated acidity. This should have a very long life in bottle, especially as I had the chance to check the evolution of the 2004 next to this. 90,000 bottles were produced from 2010. The following vintages will be 2011, 2014 (a small bottling) and 2015. Feb 2018, www.robertparker.com

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ON April 14, 2016

Product Details

Country

Spain

Region

-

Sub-region

-

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

-

Drinking Window

-

Country

Spain

Region

-

Sub-region

-

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

-

Drinking Window

-

Average Score

97

Critic Notes

I was really looking forward to the 2010 Prado Enea Gran Reserva, as I've seen a very good improvement in this cuvee in the last few vintages, and 2010 is one of the more-balanced vintages of recent times. This is the most classical among the wines in the portfolio, the one with the longer elevage, a little bit like the wines from yesteryear but with today's knowledge about vineyards and vinification/elevage. This has settled to a blend of approximately 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and the remaining 10% between Mazuelo and Graciano, from the cooler, higher-altitude vineyards, which means they only bottle it every two or three years. In recent years, 2007 and 2008 were not bottled. It ferments in small oak vats built by their own tonneliers, and they like to delay malolactic until the spring by opening the windows so the cold from outside comes into the winery. For the aging, each variety goes into separate barrels racked from newer to older barrels to complete some 36 months or three years. It has very healthy and balanced parameters, and that's what the wine feels like. It's still young. It's never a dark wine, more of a ruby or bright color, and it has a nose of youth, subtle and elegant. But the quality shows in the unbelievable elegance and harmony on the palate, where the tannins are very fine, the flavors are subtle but deep and the length is just phenomenal. This is only medium-bodied, with perfect ripeness and integrated acidity. This should have a very long life in bottle, especially as I had the chance to check the evolution of the 2004 next to this. 90,000 bottles were produced from 2010. The following vintages will be 2011, 2014 (a small bottling) and 2015. Feb 2018, www.robertparker.com

Following our masterclass with Olivier Humbrecht MW and tasting through his extraordinary collection, we haven't been able to forget the wines from the Grand Cru vineyard of Rangen de Thann. These are wines that are overwhelmingly dominated by their terroir, with an abundance of mineral tones over and above fruit-forward flavours. Decanter’s Andrew Jefford describes the Rangen vineyard as "the ...

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A “Heritage Icon” of the Fine Wine World First made in 1951, Penfolds Grange has risen to the top of the fine wine world to become one of the most famous labels there is. It is so revered in its home country that the South Australian National Trust has it listed as a Heritage Icon. A Barossa Shiraz that single-handedly ...

“...could easily eclipse a great vintage of Petrus in a blind tasting.”
Robert Parker (on the 2013 Roberta Reserve) Kapcsandy Estate was set up by the extraordinary Lou Kapcsandy, a man who has lived an eventful life prior to becoming one of Napa’s modern-day superstars. At just 17 years of age he fled Hungary during the Communist Revolution of 1956. ...

Critics and winemakers suggest Rhone 2015 will be incredible. Next week FINE+RARE will be tasting samples of Chapoutier 2015. Offers to follow, but here's a preview of the potential must-haves from Maison M. Chapoutier... Michel Chapoutier advises that "Considering the rare and exceptional quality of this 2015 vintage..." he believes that the wines we will be tasting and selling next ...

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